Designing and Conducting Ethnographic Research: An Introduction

(Hardback, 3rd edition)

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Written in practical, straightforward language, this text defines the qualitative research enterprise, links research strategies to theoretical paradigms, and outlines the ways in which an ethnographic study can be designed. The Ethnographer's Toolkit series begins with this primer, which introduces novice and expert practitioners alike to the process of ethnographic research, including answers to questions such as who should and can do ethnography, when it is used most fruitfully, and how research projects are carried out from conceptualization to the uses of research results. Use Designing and Conducting Ethnographic Research as a guide to the entire Toolkit or as a stand-alone introduction to ethnographic research.

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Margaret D. LeCompteis professor emerita of education and sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Jean J. Schensulis founding director and senior scientist at the Institute for Community Research, Hartford, Connecticut.